In our analysis, hypoesthesia was defined as an imperfect or incomplete response observed during the test, paresthesia was defined as a qualitative alteration characterized by numbness or altered sensation, and anesthesia was defined as the complete loss of sensitivity.
A small number (8/94) of patients experience altered sensation after the placement of mandibular endosseous implants, but no permanent alteration was found.
The objective of this study was to analyze cases of liability claims related to persistent altered sensation following endodontic treatments so as to characterize the medico-legal aspects of this complication.
During this admission, the patient developed progressive severe upper limb weakness, areflexia and altered sensation.
We did not classify details but used the term "altered sensation" for neurologic signs and symptoms [33].
From 2006 through 2011, 17 patients (mean age: 50.1 years) from OOOO Hospital who sought care for altered sensation after dental implant treatment were identified.
Initial complications in our series of patients included one patient who developed a radial nerve neurapraxia (altered sensation and wrist drop) although this resolved entirely within 4 weeks.
A 77-year-old female presented to our emergency department with a history of sudden right upper limb weakness and altered sensation.
Sensory disturbance if altered sensation at the neural supply area of alveolar inferior nerve, lingual nerve, and infraorbital nerve was recorded after surgery.
(2) Suspected altered sensation: any event that occurred during or following the endodontic procedure, was reported by the patient, or is suspected based on clinical and/or radiographic evaluation, which may suggest the presence of altered sensation following the endodontic procedure.
A recent study reported on a case of extruded endodontic materials with ensuing altered sensation, where modern endodontic surgery enabled the removal of the irritating extruded endodontic materials, proper root-end management, the elimination of the altered sensation and the preservation of the natural tooth (Rosen et al., 2017).
